 Barmby training withHull City in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicholas Jon Barmby[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1974-02-11)11 February 1974 (age 52)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Tottenham Hotspur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | 89 | (21) |
| 1995–1996 | Middlesbrough | 42 | (8) |
| 1996–2000 | Everton | 116 | (18) |
| 2000–2002 | Liverpool | 32 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Leeds United | 25 | (4) |
| 2004 | →Nottingham Forest (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 2004–2012 | Hull City | 180 | (26) |
| Total | 490 | (80) | |
| International career | |||
| 1994 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | England B | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–2001 | England | 23 | (4) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Hull City | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicholas Jon Barmby (born 11 February 1974) is an Englishfootball coach and former professional player.
As a player, he played as amidfielder spending nearly his entire career in thePremier League forTottenham Hotspur,Middlesbrough,Everton,Liverpool andLeeds United. He then had a brief spell withNottingham Forest in theFootball League before finishing his career with home town clubHull City where during an eight-year spell he helped the club earn promotion fromLeague One to the Premier League. He was capped 23 times byEngland between 1995 and 2001, and was part of theEuro 96 andEuro 2000 squads. Barmby is one of only nine players to have scored Premier League goals for six different teams (the others beingNicolas Anelka,Craig Bellamy,Darren Bent,Marcus Bent,Andy Cole,Peter Crouch,Les Ferdinand andRobbie Keane).[citation needed]
Following retirement, Barmby had a spell as Hull City manager, he later had a brief spell as first team coach atScunthorpe United.
Growing up on the west side ofHull, Barmby played for local teams Springhead and National Tigers as a boy showing talent from a very early age. Consequently, he ended his education at the localKelvin Hall High School (where he started in 1985) early to complete his studies atThe Football Association's School of Excellence, while also honing his skills for the professional game.[citation needed] His father,Jeff Barmby, was also a player in his younger days and became his son's advisor and agent as his skills began to attract the attention of various clubs.[citation needed]
Barmby eventually signed forTottenham Hotspur, joining them on leaving school in the summer of 1990. His first game for Tottenham was againstHull City atBoothferry Park in a testimonial match forGarreth Roberts, and he scored two goals.[4]
Having turned professional in April 1991 under the management ofTerry Venables, he made his competitive debut againstSheffield Wednesday[4] on 27 September 1992 in theFA Premier League, and established himself as a regular playerthat season, when still only 18 years old.[5]
During his time at the club he became one ofOssie Ardiles' five-man attack, along withJürgen Klinsmann,Teddy Sheringham,Darren Anderton andIlie Dumitrescu. He played 100 games and scored 27 goals in all competitions for Spurs,[citation needed] playing on the losing side in twoFA Cup semi-finals,[citation needed] before becomingMiddlesbrough's most expensive signing in a £5.25 million deal in June 1995.[6]
Barmby set up the first competitive goal at the newRiverside Stadium forCraig Hignett.[7] Barmby stayed at Middlesbrough for 17 months, before heading toEverton, who paid a record fee of £5.75 million for him, a small profit on the price they paid for him.[8]
In his first season at the club, Barmby and his new team found themselves in a Premier League relegation battle. However, they survived with a 15th-place finish as Barmby made 25 league appearances and scored four goals.[citation needed] He managed just two goals from 30 appearances thefollowing season as Everton finished just one place above relegation.[citation needed] Injuries restricted him to appearing in just 24 out of 38 league appearances in1998–99, as he scored three goals.[citation needed] Hisfinal season atGoodison Park saw him miss just one league game and find the net nine times,[citation needed] though Everton finished only in 13th place.[9] On 26 February 2000, Barmby scored ahat-trick in a 4–0 win againstWest Ham United.[10]
After nearly four years at Everton, during which Barmby played 114 league games and scored 18 goals, he headed acrossStanley Park toLiverpool for a fee of £6 million on 19 July 2000. It was the first time since strikerDave Hickson in 1959 that Everton had sold a player to Liverpool – although six players had moved in the opposite direction in the 41 years between Barmby's transfer and that of Hickson.[11]
Manchester United also expressed an interest in signing Barmby to cover for their missing players at the start of the 2000–01 season, but they were eventually outbid.[12]
Barmby was involved in Liverpool's successful season of2000–01 in which they won theFA Cup,League Cup andUEFA Cup. He scored against his previous club Everton in theMerseyside derby in October 2000,[13] and scored apenalty kick in theshootout againstBirmingham City in theLeague Cup Final.[14] An injury picked up in the FA Cup semi-final in April put his participation in the FA Cup and UEFA Cup finals in doubt.[15] In the end he was left out of theFA Cup final squad but was on the bench for theUEFA Cup Final.[16][17] The following season he started as Liverpool won the2001 FA Charity Shield.[18] However after persistent injury and lack of form blighted his second season at the club,[19][20] Barmby was sold toLeeds United in August 2002 for a fee of £2.75 million, where he linked up withTerry Venables, his first manager at Tottenham. Barmby scored eight goals in his time at Liverpool, all of which came in the 2000–01 season: four in the UEFA Cup, two in the League, and one each in the FA Cup and the League Cup.[citation needed]
On 8 August 2002, Barmby signed for Leeds for £2.75 million.[21] Despite scoring on his debut,[22] Barmby made little impact at a Leeds side quickly sliding down the Premier League table, and missed much of the action during his two seasons with them in the Premier League.[23] He spent a loan spell atNottingham Forest during the2003–04 season,[24] scoring once againstGillingham,[25] before moving to his hometown club, Hull City.[26]
In 2004, Barmby returned to his hometown team Hull City on a free transfer following Leeds's relegation from the top flight. Barmby helped City to promotion fromLeague One in his first season at the club. He scored nine goals, including the fastest goal in City's history, after seven seconds in a match againstWalsall on 6 November 2004.[citation needed] He played for Hull in the2007–08Football League Championship campaign, which ended in promotion through the Championship play-offs to thePremier League; a season earlier they had come close to being relegated toLeague One.2008–09 was the first season in which Hull City played top division football.[citation needed] He scored his first goal of Hull's first Premier League season againstSunderland on 20 December 2008, making him one of only five players to have scored for six different teams in the Premier League.[citation needed]
On 29 June 2010, it was announced by the incoming Hull City manager,Nigel Pearson, that Barmby would take his first steps into coaching, by being taken onto Pearson's staff at Hull City for the2010–11 Championship campaign, combining the role of coach with his playing duties.[27]
Barmby earned his firstcap forEngland on 29 March 1995, coming on as a 64th-minute substitute in the 0–0friendly draw againstUruguay atWembley Stadium.[28] He made his first start on 6 September, playing the whole game in the 0–0 draw withColombia.[29] On 23 May 1996, Barmby scored his first goals for England when he netted two goals in the 3–0 win againstChina at theWorkers Stadium inBeijing.[30] These goals ultimately sealed his place in England managerTerry Venables'22-man squad forEuro 1996.[31] Barmby went on to make three substitute appearances in the tournament, featuring in the 1–1 draw withSwitzerland in theopening group game,[32] in the 4–1 win against theNetherlands in thefinal group game,[33] and in the 0–0 draw againstSpain in thequarter-finals, a game England won onpenalties.[34] Had the shoot-out against Spain continued into sudden-death kicks, Barmby had been chosen to take England's sixth penalty.[35]
Barmby scored the first goal ofGlenn Hoddle's England tenure, he netted the opening goal in the 3–0 win againstMoldova duringqualification for the1998 FIFA World Cup.[36] This turned out to be his last cap for nearly four years.[37]
Kevin Keegan recalled Barmby in May 2000 and named him in the preliminary squad forEuro 2000.[38] He featured in the three warm-up games againstBrazil,[39]Ukraine,[40] andMalta,[41] before being named in thefinal squad on 1 June.[42] Barmby made substitute appearances in the games againstGermany andRomania as England were eliminated in thegroup stages.[43][44]
Barmby scored England's first goal underSven-Göran Eriksson with the opening goal in a 3–0 friendly win against Spain atVilla Park.[45] On 1 September 2001, he started in the5–1 thrashing of rivalsGermany duringqualification for the2002 World Cup.[46] Barmby started in the 2–2 draw withGreece in October 2001, the result secured England's qualification to the World Cup.[47] This turned out to be his last cap for his country.[37] He won a total of 23 caps for England and scored four goals.[37]
After Pearson left Hull for Leicester on 15 November 2011, Barmby took over as playercaretaker manager.[48] His reign got off to a fine start againstDerby County by defeating them 2–0 atPride Park Stadium. He announced his retirement from playing on 6 January 2012 before being appointed manager permanently on 10 January.[49][50]
It was reported on 8 May 2012 that Barmby had been sacked as manager following a disciplinary meeting with the owners. This was later confirmed after he made comments about the owners and transfer money. He has since lost his appeal.[51]
On 29 March 2019,Scunthorpe United announced that Barmby would join former Hull City teammateAndy Dawson as a coach.[52] Their first game in charge was againstAFC Wimbledon which they lost 2–1.[53] He left the club on 13 May 2019, when new managerPaul Hurst was hired.[54]
Barmby has a wife, Mandy, and two sons, Jack and George.Jack Barmby signed for Manchester United,[55] before being signed by Leicester City in 2014. He moved on loan to the Portland Timbers of the MLS in March 2016. He has also represented England below senior level.[56]
Barmby is a fan ofSuper League sideHull FC.[citation needed]
On 29 December 2023, Barmby was announced as the next member ofHull City'sHall of Fame and would be inducted at the first home league game of 2024 againstNorwich City.[57]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tottenham Hotspur | 1992–93 | Premier League | 22 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 29 | 9 | ||
| 1993–94 | Premier League | 27 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 33 | 8 | |||
| 1994–95 | Premier League | 38 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 46 | 11 | |||
| Total | 87 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 28 | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1995–96 | Premier League | 32 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 39 | 9 | ||
| 1996–97 | Premier League | 10 | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 42 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 10 | ||
| Everton | 1996–97 | Premier League | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 27 | 5 | |||
| 1997–98 | Premier League | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | – | – | 32 | 5 | |||
| 1998–99 | Premier League | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 4 | |||
| 1999–2000 | Premier League | 37 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 43 | 10 | |||
| Total | 116 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | 24 | ||
| Liverpool | 2000–01 | Premier League | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 4 | – | 46 | 8 | |
| 2001–02 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 8 | ||
| Leeds United | 2002–03 | Premier League | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | 25 | 5 | |
| 2003–04 | Premier League | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | ||
| Nottingham Forest (loan) | 2003–04 | First Division | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | ||||
| Hull City | 2004–05 | League One | 39 | 9 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 41 | 9 | |||
| 2005–06 | Championship | 26 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 5 | |||||
| 2006–07 | Championship | 20 | 4 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | 22 | 5 | ||||
| 2007–08 | Championship | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 3[a] | 2 | 19 | 3 | |||
| 2008–09 | Premier League | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 2 | |||
| 2009–10 | Premier League | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Championship | 31 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2011–12 | Championship | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 9 | 1 | |||
| Total | 180 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 197 | 32 | ||
| Career total | 488 | 80 | 42 | 13 | 31 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 580 | 108 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1995 | 5 | 0 |
| 1996 | 5 | 3 | |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 May 1996 | Workers Stadium,Beijing, China | 6 |  China | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 3 | 1 September 1996 | Stadionul Republican,Chișinău, Moldova | 10 |  Moldova | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 28 February 2001 | Villa Park,Birmingham, England | 19 |  Spain | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Hull City | 15 November 2011 | 8 May 2012 | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 039.4 |
| Total | 33 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 039.4 | ||
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